A New Dawn

Super fun look into Kanan and Hera's first meeting.

The reason I was mostly interested in choosing this book next in my adventures of getting caught up with the new Star Wars canon, was because of the release of the new Rebels midseason (two) trailer. I hadn't gotten to Rebels yet (I was still watching The Clone Wars at the time), but I got intrigued by this book mostly because this is set a few years before the TV show.

All in all, this was a fun read. It helps that I'm already interested in Rebels, because I'm not sure how interesting these characters would be if it wasn't for that.
At times, the book felt like a chore to read and I was reading more for the sake of finishing it. Not that I disliked it per se, but it didn't excite me all that much.

However, in the back of my mind I had already known this but for some reason I had forgotten, I was incredibly excited to see Rae Sloane turn up again. She was arguably one of the more interesting characters of the Aftermath novel by Chuck Wendig, and I love getting to know more about her. I also found Count Vidian an interesting adversary.

I recommend this one if you're a fan of Rebels and are interested in how Kanan and Hera met eachother, or if you want just a bit more Rae Sloane after Aftermath, or even if you want to read about a new villain. Though overall I do not consider this a must read.

6/10

Enjoyed it!

Decent book, narration was good. The sound effects are an added touch. More of a book for an avid Star Wars fan than just a good “read”.